Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Muddiness

Mud″di‐ness, n. 1. The condition or quality of being muddy; turbidness; foulness caused by mud, dirt, or sediment; as, the muddiness of a stream.2. Obscurity or confusion, as in...

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Muddle

Mud″dle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Muddled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Muddling (?).] [From Mud.] 1. To make turbid, or muddy, as water.He did ill to muddle the water. L'Estrange.2. To clo...

5511

Muddle (2)

Mud″dle, v. i. 1. To dabble in mud. Swift.2. To think and act in a confused, aimless way.

5512

Muddle (3)

Mud″dle, n. A state of being turbid or confused; hence, intellectual cloudiness or dullness.We both grub on in a muddle. Dickens.

5513

Muddlehead

Mud″dle‐head′ (?), n. A stupid person. C. Reade. — Mud″dle–head′ed, a.Dickens.

5514

Muddler

Mud″dler (?), n. One who, or that which, muddles.

5515

Muddy

Mud″dy (?), a. [Compar.Muddier (?); superl.Muddiest.] 1. Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots.2. Turbid with mud; as, muddy wate...

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Muddy (2)

Mud″dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Muddied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Muddying (?).] 1. To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid.2. Fig.: To cloud; to make dull or heavy. Grew.

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Muddy-headed

Mud″dy–head′ed (?), a. Dull; stupid.

5518

Muddy-mettled

Mud″dy–met′tled (?), a. Dull-spirited. Shak.

5519

Mudfish

Mud″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The European loach. (b) The bowfin. (c) The South American lipedosiren, and the allied African species (Protopterus annectens). See Lipedosiren. (d)...

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Mudhole

Mud″hole′ (?), n. 1. A hole, or hollow place, containing mud, as in a road.2. (Steam Boilers) A hole near the bottom, through which the sediment is withdrawn.

5521

Mudir

Mu″dir (?), n. Same as Moodir.

5522

Mudsill

Mud″sill′ (?), n. The lowest sill of a structure, usually embedded in the soil; the lowest timber of a house; also, that sill or timber of a bridge which is laid at the bottom o...

5523

Mudsill (2)

Mud″sill′, n. Fig.: A person of the lowest stratum of society; — a term of opprobrium or contempt.

5524

Mudsucker

Mud″suck′er (?), n.(Zoöl.) A woodcock.

5525

Mudwall

Mud″wall′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The European bee-eater. See Bee-eater. [Written also modwall.]

5526

Mudwort

Mud″wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) A small herbaceous plant growing on muddy shores (Limosella aquatica).

5527

Mue

Mue (mū), v. i. To mew; to molt. Quarles.

5528

Muezzin

Mu‐ez″zin (mū̍‐ĕz″zĭn), n. A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer. [Written also mouezzin, mueddin, and muwazzin.]

5529

Muff

Muff (mŭf), n. [Cf. LG. muff, D. mof, G., Dan., & Sw. muff, F. moufle mitten, LL. muffula, MHG. mouwe sleeve, D. mouw, and E. muffle, v.] 1. A soft cover of cylindrical form, us...

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Muff (2)

Muff, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Muffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Muffing.] To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it.

5531

Muffetee

Muf′fe‐tee″ (?), n. A small muff worn over the wrist. Halliwell.

5532

Muffin

Muf″fin (?), n. [From Muff.] A light, spongy, cylindrical cake, used for breakfast and tea.

5533

Muffineer

Muf′fin‐eer″ (?), n. A dish for keeping muffins hot.

5534

Muffish

Muff″ish (?), a. [See Muff, 4 & 5.] Stupid; awkward.

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Muffle

Muf″fle (mŭf″f'l), n. The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; — used esp. of ruminants.